River - Río (The 496th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for River in Spanish is Río. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 496th most commonly used word in Spanish. This word often comes up when talking about nature & weather. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: river

Spanish: río

Examples


I've never seen a river so pretty.	No he visto nunca un río tan bonito.
His house is by the river.	Su casa está junto a un río.
That river is long.	Ese río es largo.
He swims in the river.	Él nada en el río.
His house is by the river.	Su casa está cerca de un río.
There was no water in the river.	No había agua en el río.
There is a river beside the house.	Hay un río al lado de la casa.
The river is very beautiful around here.	El río es muy hermoso por aquí.

The river is dangerous.	El río es peligroso.
I would walk along the river.	Solía darme una caminata a lo largo de ese río.
The river is no longer as clean as it used to be.	El río ya no está tan limpio como solía estar.
The river has become much cleaner than before.	El río se ha vuelto mucho más limpio que antes.
This river becomes shallow at that point.	El río se vuelve poco profundo en ese punto.
This river is deepest here.	Este río es más profundo aquí.
A river is a stream of water.	Un río es una corriente de agua.
The water in this river is very clean.	El agua de este río es muy limpia.
His plan is to build a bridge over that river.	Su plan es construir un puente por sobre ese río.
He would often swim in this river.	Él solía nadar en este río a menudo.
I think that it's dangerous to swim in that river.	Pienso que es peligroso nadar en ese río.
To cross the river, you can use a boat or the bridge.	Para cruzar el río, puedes usar un barco o el puente.
He knows how to cross a river.	Él sabe cruzar el río.